Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is our national public blood agency. CBS collects blood & plasma on our behalf that is used for fresh transfusions and plasma used for medications otherwise known as “blood products.”
When CBS collects blood or plasma it is guaranteed to save the life of a Canadian because it is under our public system. Their sole purpose for collecting blood & plasma is to deliver life-saving treatment to Canadians.
When a private blood broker collects blood plasma they turn it into a “blood product” and sell it for a profit. It cannot be guaranteed that the plasma collected under a private model will be for our use because the source plasma has not been collected by CBS.